Broom-holder



(No. Model.)

N. O. HOLMES.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

nnw'ron c. HOLMES, on OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN.

BROOM-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,719, dated July 8,1884.

. Application filed February 21, 185

(No model.)

To (ZZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, NEWTON C. HoLMEs,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Oshkosh, in the county ofW'innebago and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Broom-Holders, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to racks for holding brooms, whips, and otherarticles of a similar the rack proper, and Ba bracket supporting theshelf.

G, of wood, metal, or other rigid material, the

same being placed upon the elastic ring and held to the shelf by screwsI or other similar fastenings, which pass through it and the clasticring. The opening J of this rigid ring 4 corresponds approximately tothe opening 6 of the shelf, and both being larger than the opening F ofthe elastic ring, the inner or effective portion of the latter is leftexposed to grasp the broom or other article that may be inserted in it.By the arrangement of the elastic ring E in the recess D it is veryfirmly held in position, the side of the recess tending to prevent itslateral displacement, while the outer edge of such ring, moreover, isbrought out of sight, thus adapting the article to take a superiorfinish.

The shelf-supporting bracket B may be cast or otherwise formed in onepiece with the shelf, and it is provided with holes 0, for the receptionof screws, whereby it may be fastened to a wall or other support. Theshelf may also be provided with a number of holes, 0, so as to providefor the reception of a seiies of brooms, whips, or similar articles.

Heretofore a hanger for brooms and similar articles has been composed ofa frame, against the fiat face of which a disk of rubber is held by aring and screws, the disk having central ing F, of a diameter less thanthat in the shelf, I

and arranged in the recess with its periphery against the wall formed bythe recess, and the ring G, secured upon the elastic ring within thesurrounding recess, with its periphery bearing against the said wall ofthe recess, and having the opening J of a diameter greater than that ofthe opening in the elastic ring, substantially as and for the purposesdescribed.

